Optimist Park
Optimist Park is a park in Pontiac, Oakland County, Michigan. Optimist Park is situated nearby to Columbia Avenue Baptist Church, as well as near the church New Hope General Baptist.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Upper Silver Lake and McMath–Hulbert Observatory.
Upper Silver Lake
Lake
Upper Silver Lake is a 35.5-acre lake located in Waterford Township, Michigan in Oakland County, Michigan. The 30-foot-deep lake is located south of Walton Blvd. and east of Silver Lake Road.
McMath–Hulbert Observatory
Observatory
The McMath-Hulbert Solar Observatory is a solar observatory in Lake Angelus, Michigan, USA. It was established in 1929 as a private observatory by father and son Francis Charles McMath and Robert Raynolds McMath and their friend, Judge Henry Hulbert. McMath–Hulbert Observatory is situated 2 miles north of Optimist Park.
Silver Lake
Lake
Silver Lake is a freshwater lake located in Waterford Township, Michigan in Oakland County, Michigan, United States. The lake is located south of Walton Blvd, north of Silver Lake Road, and east of Dixie Highway. Silver Lake is situated 2 miles west of Optimist Park.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Lake Angelus and Auburn Hills.
Lake Angelus
Village
Photo: OmidGul, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Lake Angelus is a city in Oakland County in the U.S. state of Michigan. An affluent northern suburb of Detroit, Lake Angelus is located about 35 miles north of downtown Detroit. Lake Angelus is situated 2½ miles north of Optimist Park.
Auburn Hills
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Auburn Hills is a city in Oakland County in the state of Michigan. A suburb of Detroit, it is home to automaker Chrysler.
Sylvan Lake
Village
Sylvan Lake is a city in Oakland County in the U.S. state of Michigan. A northern suburb of Detroit, Sylvan Lake is located roughly 26 miles from downtown Detroit, and borders Pontiac to the east. Sylvan Lake is situated 4 miles south of Optimist Park.
Optimist Park
- Type: Park
- Category: recreation area
- Location: Pontiac, Oakland County, Michigan, Midwest, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
42.66804° or 42° 40′ 5″ northLongitude
-83.30567° or 83° 18′ 20″ westOpen location code
86JRMM9V+6POpenStreetMap ID
way 468612458OpenStreetMap feature
leisure=park
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